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An AHA review: the OPTION, SUMMIT, VANISH 2, SARAH, and CLEAR trials are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast.
This podcast is intended for healthcare professionals only.
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I. OPTION Trial
For AF, LAA Rivals Anticoagulants After Ablation
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/af-laa-rivals-anticoagulants-after-ablation-2024a1000l7n
4 Reasons to Question Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure After AF Ablation
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/4-reasons-question-percutaneous-left-atrial-appendage-2024a1000l0u
- OPTION in NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2408308
II. SUMMIT Trial
Tirzepatide Reduces Heart Failure Events in HFpEF With Obesity
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/tirzepatide-reduces-heart-failure-events-hfpef-obesity-2024a1000kx5
- SUMMIT in NEJM https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2410027
III. VANISH Trial
New Trial Result Pushes Past Antiarrhythmic Therapy After MI
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-trial-result-pushes-past-antiarrhythmic-therapy-after-mi-2024a1000l08
- VANISH 2 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2409501
- VANISH 1 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1513614
IV. Cardioprotection
Common Heart Failure Drugs Ease Heart Damage During Chemo https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/common-heart-failure-drugs-ease-heart-damage-during-chemo-2024a1000l14
- Strain Imaging Review Article https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.07.011
V. CLEAR trial
Spironolactone Shows Mixed Results in Acute MI
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/spironolactone-shows-mixed-results-acute-mi-2024a1000l41
Routine Colchicine or MRA Post-MI: No CLEAR Benefit
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/routine-colchicine-or-mra-post-mi-no-clear-benefit-2024a1000la2
- CLEAR-Spironolactone https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405923
- CLEAR-Colchicine https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405922
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